Plane Details

Duster BJ-1B Thor

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General Details
Manufacturer:	Thor
Plane Name:	Duster BJ-1B
Classified as:	Unclassified
Country Of Origin:	U S A
Designer:	Hank Thor
No. of Seats	1
No. Built	0

Performance:
L/DMax:	28 85 kph/ 46 kt / 53 mph

MinSink:	0.76 m/s /2.5 fps / 1.48 kt

Specifications:

Span		Area		Empty Weight		Payload		Gross Weight		Wing Load		Water Ballast
m	ft	sq.m	sq.ft	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg /sq.m	lb. /sq.ft	kg	lb.
13	42.7	9.72	104.6	177	390	104	230	281	620	28.91	5.92	0	0

Aspect ratio:	17.4
Airfoil:	NACA 4414 modified
Structure:	all wood
Engine:

Comment:
The BJ-1b Duster is a development of the earlier 41.5 ft. span BJ-1 Dynamite (designed by Ben Jansson and Hank Thor). Approximately 400 sets of plans and 150 component kits have been sold to homebuilders. The Duster is entirely skinned in plywood. In accordance with former OSTIV rules it has terminal-velocity-limiting dive brakes (216 kph/ 116 kt./ 134 mph. The Duster has been built in Canada and 10 other countries, and is type-certified in New Zealand. It is relatively simple to build but the 2.13 m./ 7 ft fixed center section provides a challenge for trailer design.

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